Excellence in Mentoring Awards

The Excellence in Mentoring Awards were established to recognize the value of quality mentoring relationships and their impact on professional development and career advancement in basic/clinical medicine, research, teaching, and administration. Excellence in mentoring is recognized with the following Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Dental Medicine awards:

View the Nomination Guidelines.

2026 Excellence in Mentoring Award Recipients

William Silen Lifetime Achievement in Mentoring Award

Robert Barbieri, MD    

HMS Kate Macy Ladd Distinguished Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology 

Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Brigham and Women's Hospital/ Mass General Brigham 

 

Edward R. Marcantonio, MD, SM  

HMS Professor of Medicine

Division of General Medicine

Department of Medicine 

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 

 

Long H. Ngo, PhD   

HMS Associate Professor of Medicine

HSPH, Associate Professor of Biostatistics

Director of Biostatistics, Division of General Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

 

Rachel L. Rosen, MD, MPH

HMS Professor of Pediatrics

Department of Pediatrics

Boston Children's Hospital 

 

A. Clifford Barger Excellence in Mentoring Award

Hermioni L. Amonoo, MD, MPH    

HMS Associate Professor of Psychiatry

Carol C. Nadelson, MD, Endowed Chair in Psychiatry

Department of Psychiatry 

Brigham and Women's Hospital/ Mass General Brigham 

 

Irene Ghobrial, MD   

HMS Professor of Medicine

Department of Medicine 

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute 

 

Tara Sotsky Kent, MD 

HMS Associate Professor of Surgery

Department of Surgery 

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center 

 

Cindy H. Liu, PhD   

HMS Associate Professor of Pediatrics

Departments of Pediatrics and Psychiatry

Brigham and Women's Hospital/Mass General Brigham

 

David O. Williams, MD   

HMS Professor of Medicine, Emeritus

Harvard Medical School 

 

Young Mentor Award 

Christina M. Astley, MD, ScD    

HMS Assistant Professor of Pediatrics

Department of Pediatrics, Division of Endocrinology

Boston Children's Hospital

 

Alejandro Bertolet, PhD   

HMS Assistant Professor of Radiation Oncology

Department of Radiation Oncology 

Massachusetts General Hospital

 

Helen Burton-Murray, PhD

HMS Assistant Professor of Psychiatry

HMS Assistant Professor of Medicine

Department of Medicine

Division of Gastroenterology and Department of Psychiatry 

Massachusetts General Hospital

 

Sanjay Divakaran, MD, MPH 

HMS Assistant Professor of Medicine

Heart and Vascular Institute

Brigham and Women's Hospital/Mass General Brigham

 

Stephen P. Juraschek, MD, PhD

HMS Associate Professor of Medicine

Department of Medicine

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

HMS Scholars in Medicine Student Mentoring Award

The HMS Scholars in Medicine Excellence in Student Mentoring Award was established in 2017 to recognize faculty who have carefully and skillfully guided our medical students not only in their scholarly projects but also as they train in their professions. Each year, graduating HMS students are invited to nominate their mentors. These awards are given through the Office of Scholarly Engagement.

Honoring the 2026 HMS Scholars in Medicine Excellence in Student Mentoring Award Recipients:

Suneet Agarwal, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of pediatrics, BCH

Katherine Koh, MD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, MGH

George Dyer, MD, Associate Professor of Orthopedic Surgery, BWH

2025 Excellence in Mentoring Awards Ceremony and Recipients

 11 recipients of the 2025 Mentoring Awards pose with their awards in the Waterhouse Room. Three others are pictured virtually on a projector in the back.

Past Award Recipients